Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 6.300-7.000 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.690. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Stock Performance

Shares of VAC traded down $1.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $75.55. The stock had a trading volume of 178,617 shares, compared to its average volume of 414,574. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a fifty-two week low of $67.28 and a fifty-two week high of $108.57. The company has a quick ratio of 2.86, a current ratio of 3.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.19. The company has a market cap of $2.64 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.83. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $83.01.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.51 by $0.35. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a return on equity of 10.89% and a net margin of 4.20%. The firm had revenue of $1.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.24 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Marriott Vacations Worldwide will post 6.23 earnings per share for the current year.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a dividend of $0.79 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th. This represents a $3.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.18%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 60.19%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on VAC. Mizuho upped their price target on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $117.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. Truist Financial upped their price target on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $139.00 to $142.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. StockNews.com raised Marriott Vacations Worldwide from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $70.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $112.00 to $108.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $105.38.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Company Profile

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management.